Functional Area of Business
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One of the reasons for separating business operations into functional areas is to allow each to operate within its area of expertise, thus building efficiency and effectiveness across the business as a whole. Functional areas in a business vary according to the nature of the market and the size of the business. For example, manufacturing companies like Nike and Apple have significant Research and Development (R&D) departments in order to stay in the lead in their respective business segments. On the other hand, retail companies may have no R&D functional area per se, but will be heavily invested in Operations areas surrounding Supply Chain Management.
One of the reasons for separating
business
operations into functional
areas
is to
allow
each to operate within its
area
of expertise,
thus
building efficiency and effectiveness across the
business
as a whole. Functional
areas
in a
business
vary according to the nature of the market and the size of the
business
.
For example
, manufacturing
companies
like Nike and Apple have significant Research and Development (R&D) departments in order to stay in the lead in their respective
business
segments.
On the other hand
, retail
companies
may have no R&D functional
area
per se,
but
will be
heavily
invested in Operations
areas
surrounding Supply Chain Management.
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